Catching Up With the Candle Queen of YouTube: Angela Julius

Angela Julius, better known as Az4angela, is one of the most popular candle vloggers on YouTube to date. While she has recently begun expanding her creativeness, her audience exceeds 24,000 subscribers and has amassed over 5 million views on her videos. I recently had the chance to get to know Angela, as she shares her experiences with going ‘viral’ on YouTube and how it changed her life forever, as well as sharing some key information to those who want to get into the YouTube business!

Q: How has YouTube affected your life?

A: YouTube has been a huge part of my life since 2008 when I first created my channel. I was always the kind of person who had a hard time speaking in public believe it or not. I have extremely high anxiety and dread speeches. YouTube is very unique because you can speak to thousands of people while you’re sitting in your room all by yourself. Eventually my YouTube life carried out into my public life, and it got easier for me to approach people!

Q: Did things start to change after you went viral?

A: You could say that when my video went viral things took a turn for the worse. My Bath & Body Works rant video was very negative and people either understood my side of the story or did not. Most did not, which immediately was seen in the negative comments. I still remember the day I woke up to over 8,000 emails, thinking I must’ve been hacked. Once I figured out what happened I went into a state of shock. I didn’t really know how bad it was until I signed onto Facebook and saw my video plastered all over social media including local news. (Thanks Tyler Oakley…love ya!). After the initial shock wore off and time passed, positive things started happening. Gays loved my straightforward personality and they became my fastest growing fan base. I now have a candle group on Facebook which has over 1000 members. We talk about all the candles in all of the lands including sales and hauls!! New people are joining the group daily & it’s awesome to see the candle community growing!!

Q: Being a powerful woman such as yourself can really intimidate Neanderthal guys on the internet, do you ever have to deal with sexist comments?

A: No not at all. To be honest most straight men do not follow me. My following comes from the everyday housewife, fabulous gays, and the youth who are just starting out on their candle journeys.

Q: What advice do you have to young people just starting out on YouTube?

A: ALWAYS BE YOURSELF. If you start making videos on YouTube and pretend to be someone else or act out of your character people will see right through you eventually. Just be yourself have fun and always be honest… Honesty is always the best policy!

Q: Are you binge watching any TV shows at the moment?

Right now, I am hooked on The Handmaid’s Tale by Hulu!!! I also love watching RuPaul’s Drag Race and basically anything on BRAVO TV. Andy Cohen is great eye candy & I keep up with all the housewives in all of the lands!!!

Q: Did you make a follow up to your viral video? If so, do we know what ever happened to ‘Jen’?

A: Yes, I posted a video in regards to Bath & Body Works sending me both Winter Candy Apple and Iced Gingerbread for free, no thanks to “Jen”!!! And as for “Manager JEN”, I have no idea what happened to her. I wish her only the best and pray that she has unlimited wicks available to her at all times.

Q: What’s next for you in the world of YouTube?

A: I will continue to record candle reviews but also branch out a bit. I now film hauls and product empties. I also film a daily show Monday-Friday called “The Angela & Judy Show” which features my co-worker Miss Judy as my side kick. I Periscope live and then upload the live feed to share on YouTube. We laugh, sing, and just share our daily morning drive to work. I also do giveaways with Door County Coffee from Wisconsin. They have the richest smoothest creamiest coffee around and if you haven’t tried them out yet you should! And I have partnered up with most Candle companies including, Yankee, Root, Colonial, Kingle, Goose Creek, Cottage and DW Home Candle. I’m also huge into vendor wax right now!!! Make sure to subscribe to my channel to see which companies are safe to purchase from!

A: Yes, this is a hard question because there aren’t many candle scents I don’t like, but if I had to choose three it would be…. Cherries on Snow by Yankee Candle, Toasty Pumpkin Toddy by Goose Creek Candle, and Lilac Blossom by Yankee Candle in that order.

Angela also inspired a minor character on the insanely popular FOX show Scream Queens, featuring Emma Roberts, Abigail Breslin, Billie Lourd, Lea Michele and so forth. If you’re after a candle-loving, warm hearted, quirky and absolutely hilarious YouTube channel to indulge in, Angela’s is the one for you. Angela is currently expanding her horizons and reaching out to those who might not be into just candles, thus her weekly show The Angela & Judy Show, which is taking off to be a huge hit in the YouTube community!

I look forward to seeing where Angela’s career is heading to next, and wish her the best of luck in all her future endeavours. One thing’s for sure – I’ll always be a follower by her side!